Revival Answers, True and False Revivals, Genuine or Counterfeit: Do Not Be Deceived, Discerning Between the Holy Spirit and the Demonic

by Mathew Backholer

Overview

Updated in 2017. What is true Christian revival and how can we tell the genuine from the false, the true from the spurious? Drawing from Scripture and Church history, this book will sharpen your senses and take you on a journey of discovery. Featuring:

• Genuine revivals and moves of God.
• Steps towards a heaven-sent revival.
• How God works in revivals and awakenings.
• The Church and community in times of revival.
• The differences between revivals and outpourings.
• Leadership, discernment and working with the Holy Spirit.
• The work and ministry of the Holy Spirit in genuine revival.
• Accepting God's dynamics and rejecting the demonic.
• The facts of revival and what the Scriptures declare.
• The pendulum swing and characteristics of revival.
• The Divine, the demonic, deception and excess.
• How to handle excess and those in the flesh.
• The secrets and the supernatural of revival.
• Physical phenomena and conviction of sin.

What is genuine spiritual revival and how can we know truth from error, fact from fiction? With many preachers claiming to have 'revival, ' some wanting to impart it into your life, with many evangelists, churches and conferences declaring they will have revival (so come and receive a touch), or they will impart it into your life - what is the truth? Revival Answers, True and False Revivals answers these question and many others, so we can discern genuine heaven-sent revival and not be deceived by a counterfeit.

Mathew Backholer is the co-founder of ByFaith Media (www.ByFaith.org) and films and presents ByFaith TV which airs on numerous Christian networks around the world. As a revival historian he collates, documents and records revivals from around the globe. He is the author of a number of books including: Revival Fires and Awakenings, Global Revival, Revival Fire, Reformation to Revival and Extreme Faith: On Fire Christianity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781907066153
Publisher:	Byfaith Media
Publication date:	11/26/2012
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

Mathew Backholer is a revival historian, seasoned traveller, broadcaster, writer, author, researcher, editor and co-founder of ByFaith Media, who was born in the 1970s. In the late 1990s, Mathew studied at a Bible College in the UK, where he later worked as a staff member, carrying out various duties, including, teaching English (TEFL), itinerant preaching and leading teams of students in outreaches, including weeks of evangelism. Mathew now works with ByFaith Media researching and developing new books, writing for the ByFaith website (www.ByFaith.org) and preparing for new TV projects with his brother Paul. Mathew has travelled to more than forty nations of the world carrying out research, executing missions and filming/presenting Christian TV and documentary projects. http://www.byfaith.org https://twitter.com/byfaithmedia https://instagram.com/byfaithmedia https://www.facebook.com/ByfaithMedia https://www.youtube.com/ByFaithmedia

Table of Contents

-Preface; 1-Revival - The Facts; 2-Evangelism and Revival; 3-Revivals in the Bible; 4-Revival Related Scriptures; 5-What Does Revival Do?; 6-The Abnormal and Normal Church; 7-The Pendulum Swing of Revival; 8-The Beginnings of Revival; 9-The Characteristics of Revival; 10-Reoccurring Experiences in Revival; 11-The Church and Revival; 12-The Community in Times of Revival; 13-Educational Establishments in Revival; 14-Evangelism and Missions During Revival; 15-Physical Phenomena; 16-Conviction and Confession of Sin; 17-Conversion and Dealing with the Past; 18-The Supernatural of Revival; 19-Persecution - Verbally and Physically; 20-The Old and the New Wine; 21-Divine or Demonic - True and False; 22-Enemies of the Cross; 23-False and Counterfeit Revival; 24-The Dangers of Revival; 25-Nurturing Revival; 26-Wisdom and Discernment; 27-Deception and Rejection; 28-God's Rules and His Laws; 29-Human Emotions; 30-Handling Physical Phenomena; 31-Foolish Excess and the Demonic; 32-Rebellion Against the Holy Spirit; 33-A Variety of Human Personalities; 34-The Tongue and Social Networks; 35-Fresh Water or Salt Water; 36-Regeneration and False Converts; 37-The Devil's Deception; 38-You Shall Know the Truth; 39-Analysing Revivals; 40-Self and Full Surrender; 41-Personal Revival; 42-Pathway to Revival; 43-Steps Towards Revival; 44-Appendices A-E, (A) Revival Memorabilia and Products, (B) Why Revivals are Chronicled, (C) Contention of the Evangelical Revival (1739-1791), (D) Kentucky Revivals (1800s) - Physical Phenomena, (E) What to Pray For;